www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Jameel Jafferhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/jameel-jaffer/?utm_medium=RSS2015-10-20T10:10:01-04:00ACLU demands CIA disclose details on drone program after document leak 2015-10-20T10:10:01-04:00Kellan Howellhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/20/aclu-demands-cia-disclose-details-drone-program-af/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The American Civil Liberties Union is pressing forward with a lawsuit against the CIA demanding the agency turn over details about the U.S. drone program after a massive document leak revealed startling details about how targets are chosen and the number of civilians that have been accidentally struck.</p> <p>The ACLU ...Judge orders U.S. release of military detainee abuse photos2015-03-21T14:02:34-04:00Jennifer Peltzhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/21/judge-orders-us-release-of-military-detainee-abuse/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>NEW YORK &mdash; The U.S. must release photographs showing abuse of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, a federal judge has ruled in a long-running clash over letting the world see potentially disturbing images of how the military treated prisoners.</p> <p>U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein's ruling Friday gives the government, which ...Court releases legal memo used to justify the killing of radical Islamic cleric al Awlaki2014-06-24T11:23:39-04:00Douglas Ernst http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/24/court-releases-legal-memo-used-justify-killing-rad/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A legal memo that the Obama administration used to justify the killing of U.S. citizen Anwar al Awlaki has been released by a New York court. The radical Islamic cleric was deemed an "operational leader" of al Qaeda by the White House, but his death sparked a debate on whether ...CIA can't refuse requests for documents on drone program, court rules2013-03-15T13:13:19-04:00Shaun Watermanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/15/cia-cant-refuse-foia-requests-drone-program/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The CIA cannot refuse to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests about its program using remotely piloted drone aircraft to kill terror suspects now that officials have publicly acknowledged it, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.</p> <p>Given the public statements by officials from President Obama on down, "it is ...